The characterization of Father Coughlin is incomplete. Coughlin preached a variety of views and changed allegiance over time. He was a strong supporter of FDR's New Deal for a while, then turned against FDR. He was against Communism, but was for some kind of socialism, advocating for government control of banks and corporations. He later attacked Jews and expressed a preference for fascism. https://www.thoughtco.com/father-coughlin-4707266
I don't think John said it explicitly, but he probably thought that comparing Carlson to Coughlin made sense because they're both conservatives. AFAICT, Coughlin was far from conservative and probably some kind of radical leftist. The organization he founded was called the "National Union for Social Justice." Both Carlson and Coughlin have used mass media to rile up their audiences. I'm not sure they have much in common beyond that.
At least according to Wikipedia, "Coughlin" contains a hard "g" sound. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin
The characterization of Father Coughlin is incomplete. Coughlin preached a variety of views and changed allegiance over time. He was a strong supporter of FDR's New Deal for a while, then turned against FDR. He was against Communism, but was for some kind of socialism, advocating for government control of banks and corporations. He later attacked Jews and expressed a preference for fascism. https://www.thoughtco.com/father-coughlin-4707266
I don't think John said it explicitly, but he probably thought that comparing Carlson to Coughlin made sense because they're both conservatives. AFAICT, Coughlin was far from conservative and probably some kind of radical leftist. The organization he founded was called the "National Union for Social Justice." Both Carlson and Coughlin have used mass media to rile up their audiences. I'm not sure they have much in common beyond that.